Thanks Pete and Brian.
Oh, by the way, I have that Goethe quote pinned up in my room.
I think Paul Scheele's right about the 'optimal learning' - you can't have optimal learning all the time (though I have little knowledge of the meta model). I've decided to use the personal genius to get into state and the memory supercharger as the consolidator (as you guys suggested).
But as for napping, I nap now and then. If i get up early then I find I am tired around 2-3 or so (psychologically speaking, that is the lowest 'dip' in our circadian cycle). But how long should naps be for? I read that anything over an hour puts you into deep sleep and if you wake up shortly after you will feel 'groggy' since you have been awakened from this state. So, shorter naps are supposed to be better -- but how can I regulate this, without giving my body a jolt with the alarm?
Brian-- yes I am a student still, so maybe this 'cramming' at the beginning of the semester may well be a good idea. Your post seems to suggest this is to be a weekly thing...I thought that spread over the week, you retain more of what you learn and can space your study and leisure time better. However, I know that people like Buzan and others recommend the 'cramming' at the beginning of the semester. Oh, I do understand that your 'tag-team' idea replaces the short 5 minute breaks, and instead of having a 15 minute break every 90 minutes you have one every 30 minutes.
The only problem with a huge cram on one day, I was thinking, is that if you photoread during those 30 minute blocks then you would be activating the material the same day. However, if you were studying something else, such as learning some foreign vocab or something, or had photoread all the stuff before, then it would work well.
Sometimes I don't know what people mean when they say 'study'. For me, it seems quite specifically photoreading oriented (and much of that is the activation process or application of the material), though others may have different ideas.
Cheers,
Kenneth
